Betsy πŸ’™

Betsy πŸ’™

@betsy4democracy.bsky.social

Proud Democrat | Siberian Husky Walker | Married πŸ’ 47 years | Amateur Drought Gardener |

4,534 Followers 3,571 Following 1,891 Posts Joined Jan 2025
7 hours ago
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Macroeconomic policy, or soap opera?

Court rules Trump's case against Fed Chair Powell is dead. Tillis says he won't confirm Trump's pick if White House appeals. White House appeals. Current Fed Chair's term ends soon. What next? Tune in for the next season of Fed's Anatomy.

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5 hours ago

Moral rot in the White house!

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7 hours ago
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Europe rebukes US for temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil German chancellor says decision is wrong and that pressure on Putin over Ukraine war should be increased

And this happens while Ukraine is helping the US contend with Iranian drones and while Russia helps Iran target US assets in the middle east. Helping our enemies and hurting our friends!

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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10 hours ago
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The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

The Senate must reject this bill.

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8 hours ago

Disgusting use of war footage!

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9 hours ago
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Aircraft crash adds to rising U.S. death toll in Iran war The six service members' identities are being withheld until 24 hours after their families are notified.

I extend my deepest condolences to the families of the six crew members who tragically lost their lives. Their deaths bring the number of American service members killed in the war with Iran to thirteen, a devastating loss for our nation and for the loved ones they leave behind.

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11 hours ago
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β€œThe clear winner of this war is Putin”

Must be a coincidence πŸ™ƒ

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10 hours ago
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Read more: thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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1 day ago
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Tell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE Act Contact Congress today!

Tell your Senators: Oppose the SAVE Act. The stakes are too high to sit this one out!

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12 hours ago
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Why do you think Trump told Republicans to vote against additional funding for border patrol agents?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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12 hours ago

I didn't say there was an open border.

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13 hours ago
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15 hours ago

Biden should have done better. So should have Congress. Trump told Republican congress people to reject a bipartisan bill that would have increased border security funding because he wanted to use the chaos at the border as a campaign issue instead of solving a problem.

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15 hours ago

He keeps everyone spinning with his lies. He is the one profiting from from his power as president. But I'm glad you can look past his free jet gift and his bitcoin grift and only see the showman. I see his immorality and cruelty and disregard for the principles our government was built on.

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15 hours ago

I hope you're right, but maybe you should study what ended up happening in Iraq. Also you should look at the amount of oil reserves we have in the US. Trump has been usng them but not refilling them. We are not independent of oil prices.

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Folks, πŸ“… 2026 primaries are coming up fast.

Check your state’s date.
Make sure you’re registered.
Make a plan to vote.

Too much is riding on people sitting this one out. Stay ready so nobody decides the future for you.
iwillvote.com

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1 day ago
Iran lays mines in strait of Hormuz, surprising Trump administration - reports
Robert Mackey
Iran started to lay mines on Thursday in the strait of Hormuz, a crucial Gulf passage for 20% of the world's oil supply, US officials told the New York Times.
While Donald Trump has boasted that the
US military has destroyed Iran's navy, officials said Iran had started using smaller boats to place mines and enforce the closure of the strait it had imposed on its Gulf neighbours, sending oil prices sky high.
Iran's move to close the narrow passage has long been an expected move by war planners in previous administrations but apparently took the Trump administration by surprise.
CNN reported on Thursday that senior Trump administration officials told lawmakers in recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes by the US and Israel.
"Planning around preventing this exact scenario... has been a bedrock principle of
US national security policy for decades," a former US official who served in Republican and Democratic

Trump administration didn't plan for Iran mining the Strait of Hormuz soon to be known as the Strait of HotMess.
from The Guardian...

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1 day ago

That's okay. I spent quite a bit of time trying to verify the main post about what Maxwell supposedly said and couldn't find anything. So I was feeling a bit frustrated.

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1 day ago
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I kid you not... The same White House that forgot that invading Iran might lead it to close the Strait of Hormuz, is now arguing (through Peter Navarro) that war with Iran is a good idea because it'll prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz.

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1 day ago

You sound like a cult member.

My truth is abysmal planning by the Trump administration.
1) No plan for the shutdown of Strait of Hormuz
2) No plan fo evacuating Americans, including embassy staff
3) Trump saying the war is over and is just beginning in the same paragraph.
🚫 trust

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1 day ago

I wasn't criticizing you. I was criticizing the original post and I agreeing with your question, hence the like I gave it.

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1 day ago

What's the mission? Seems like a holy mess to me!

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1 day ago

When did she say this??? I wish people would include more details when they post. Otherwise, it seems like clickbait.

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1 day ago
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Veronica Mars knew Trump was a creep in 2006.

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1 day ago
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Thousands show up for Alysa Liu’s Oakland homecoming celebration YouTube video by SFGate

Alyssa Liu is celebrated in Oakland!
youtube.com/shorts/1Q_Dl...

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"The Ballad of Stephen Miller" (from the record "MAGA Country") YouTube video by MAGA Country

This cheered me up considerably (NSFW)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v49P...

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1 day ago

i feel like if i was tasked with not starting a war and bringing back US manufacturing jobs, i could have done a better job than this

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1 day ago
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Slotkin: "If Russia is helping to kill US forces, we have crossed a rubicon. We have to take decisive action on that. Instead, we're giving them breaks on oil. They're making a ton of money."

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